SPACEINVADER
Photos : Andrew Smith at SG Photography
FIT OUT OF WORKPLACE
MUSE AT RIVERSIDE HOUSE , DESIGNED BY SPACEINVADER WINS BCO NORTHERN AWARD
A workplace scheme for national urban regenerator Muse Developments at Riverside House in Salford has just been announced the winner of the Fit Out of Workplace category at the BCO Northern Awards 2020 . The 540 sq m scheme was designed by Manchester and Leeds-based interiors practice SpaceInvader , for whom this constitutes a third BCO Northern Awards title in the space of three years , having been double winners in 2018 for Hilson Moran in the Innovation category and Number One Kirkstall Forge in the Commercial Workplace category .
BACKGROUND - THE PROPERTY :
Riverside House , built in the 1860s , is a Grade II-listed building , adjacent to the old railway goods yard at New Bailey in Salford and located directly alongside the River Irwell . The building was locally listed but had stood in ruins for a number of years , before being acquired by the English Cities Fund for re-development . The main building structure was heavily damaged and the decision was taken by the fund to retain and repair the existing brick façade and construct a new , four-storey CAT A office with a brand-new structure . Muse then took the decision to relocate to Riverside House and signed a lease agreement with the fund .
BACKGROUND – THE CLIENT
Muse is one of the country ’ s leading names in mixed-use development and urban regeneration and is a national developer with regional operations in Manchester , London , Leeds and Glasgow . The company transforms the urban landscape through its partnerships , working across commercial , residential and mixed-use regeneration . It is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc .
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